Event Name: MON863
Event Code : MON-ØØ863-5
Trade Name: YieldGard™ Rootworm RW, MaxGard™
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
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Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait
s
:
Coleopteran insect resistance
,
Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry3Bb1 | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis | Cry3Bb1 delta endotoxin | confers resistance to coleopteran insects particularly corn rootworm by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
* : Selection Marker/Reporter
Summary of Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
| Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
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Last updated: July 27, 2015
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- DA - BPI Approval Registry - Unrenewed
- European Food Safety Authority
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Turkish Biosafety Board Decision
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013
